J46
Photo by Emma Foster


J's and L's off Kellett Bluff
Photo by Erin Heydenreich

Encounter # 44 • July 18 • J's and L's

Departed Snug Harbor: 7:45 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 7:49 a.m.
Start Lat: 48° 59.044 N
Start Long: 123° 20.628 W
End Encounter: 8:48 a.m.
End Lat: 48° 61.386 N
End Long: 123° 22.547 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 9:20 a.m.

Observers:
Vessel Orca: Ken Balcomb, Emma Foster and Sue

After listening to the whales on the Lime Kiln hydrophone, and watching them pass the Center at 7.00am, staff departed Snug Harbor and encountered some of J-pod (J27, J31, J38, J39, J28, J46, J22, J35, J47, J17, J44, J19, J41, J34, J32) and some of L-pod (L84, L72, L105, L26, L95, L92, L55, L82, L5, L54, L100, L108, L86, L106, L112, L90, L27, L103, L109, L47, L83, L91, L110) in a tight resting group in Mitchell Bay.The whales continued traveling slowly along Henry Island. The encounter ended west of Battleship rock with the whales still resting.

These photos were taken under MMPA permit #532-1822and/or DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.